The Benny Carter Group

Benny Carter's life in music was a continuum of achievement from the 1920s to the 21st century. Although he never “disappeared,” there were periods when he was more visible than others. Writing for Hollywood studios preoccupied him for a few years, but even then he produced memorable performances as an alto saxophonist, occasional trumpeter, and, always, a composer and orchestrator of magical gifts. Whatever else he was up to, Carter always seemed to find time to record with playe… MORE